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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year:
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:/ h* c+ p" f" e! K
- `8 o. C4 v1 RSecurity Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM
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Roles where certification can help:
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' T- v( G# }/ E+ {0 H" gProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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- Z& S$ K, G" I7 J2 L I/ sRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development2 q- g( L! }# _. R
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Business Intelligence
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2 U/ n* m) s7 f: K# L1 ?The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:5 w. @1 p; s ~' P+ t
8 o, d8 _) k' c& n& I4 dMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
8 D4 G' ?' X9 D) AMCT - average $11,723 increase ! U* z8 s& K p$ i
CCNA - average $9967 increase - E7 b$ q- N1 E/ G9 K ^
CNE - average $7262 increase
( a+ O$ v( B( u! ~MCP+ - average $7072 increase6 h. k2 \0 k* \
CNA - average $7061 increase
3 K* G$ n$ T7 w, W/ H Y/ \Network+ - average $6487 increase" a: B) `" `! j; l, @
A+ - average $5134 increase
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8 f; h$ X/ n2 r# W; S$ mThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.4 |5 k# R2 n l M% s/ `
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Humor
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% B* O7 @" o6 T( `) A% P9 STop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
( m$ s, [3 l2 e3 |- V9. "It's never done that before." " p" o/ g% K% C6 i& Z8 y" z3 c0 ^
8. "It worked yesterday."
/ ]8 ~( h3 k% D, u; m. j, U" {7. "You must have the wrong version."
6 q# c; c7 Z3 ~7 }( X6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." - d& n6 Z/ q2 }$ Q; L) S
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 5 F" D+ T+ |1 p J! X7 _0 w
4. "Did you check for a virus?" " s' M% W b% Y0 x* {: r% C
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"3 T. }" Y3 X" G. Z. y2 i
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 6 L& O9 _9 W" E) D" M& W- {1 s
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. Y2 q Y1 M# u6 @% Rand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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